Six South African and six overseas players were named as marquee players at a Cricket South Africa media briefing. Six teams will be competing for their services in a draft in Johannesburg on Wednesday. read more

Joe Root’s fielding position has come under scrutiny and there have been voices urging him to switch to the slip cordon after England dropped four clear chances in the ring behind the batsman at Edgbaston in the first Test. read more

Virat Kohli dominated proceedings in the first Test at Edgbaston with a dominant 149, but James Anderson believes that he could have dismissed the right –hander if not for misses and dropped catches by the England fielders. read more

Jimmy Anderson bemoaned the poor catching, saying it’s an area where they’ve struggled for two years now. “The personnel in the team has changed quite a lot, so it’s been difficult to get a set cordon,” he said. read more

Dawid Malan, who made a sparkling T20 debut for England with 78 off just 44 balls against South Africa last year, will step in for the game at Old Trafford on Tuesday if all-rounder Tom Curran fails to recover from a side strain. read more